Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-12
10th Congressional Session.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II

WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
: SENATE-Mr. Mitchell, of Pennsylvania
from the Committee on Pensions, reporte
back the Senate bill to eaualize the pension
paid to soldiers and sailors who became t.
| tally disabled; carried.
The Senate resumed consideration of th
| Interstate commerce bill, Mr.. Coke takin
the floor in favor of the conference report
Mr.. Coke said that although the bill was nc
all that might he demanded by the people,
was good long step in the right direction
one that might be supplemented by tn
| light of experienced and eventually becom
absolutely right and effective The bill
went no further than the English law Q
similar character and was strictly in line wit
the principles of common law. It RENAME
to be seen, he concluded, whether corporal
power was SO entrenched in the Senate tina
the pending measure would meet with tn
| fate of its predecessors.
Mr.. Harris, one of the conferees. spoke il
| favor of the bill. He said that the countr,
had demanded for the last ten years that tn
government should justly and fairly regulat,
the carrying trade. A false construction ha6
been given by the enemies of the measure tc
| the short and long clause It's effect would
| be to put end to the ruinous competition
| for through freight, known as rate wars
The clause would permit fair and healthy
| competition, and would fix the rates OF
| through traffic that would be a standard of
| railroads maximum local rates.
MIR. MACPHERSON argued against the inter
State commerce bill, because the long haul
clause would make higher rates on wheat
necessary and in lure our export market.
Mr.. Camden supported the bill and denied
Mr.. MacPherson's assumptions.
The Senate after an executive session ad-
journed.
HoUsE-A message from the President
mo- a min fha
Ietary of State was placed before the House
by the Speaker relative to an invitation to
the government to appoint delegates to the
fourth international prison congress at St.
Petersburg in 1890. The President com
mended the suggestion of the Secretary of
State to the favorable attention of Congress-
Referred
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the bill to create department of
agriculture and labor with Mr.. Springer, of
Illinois, in the chair. Mr.. Foran moved an
amendment which was adopted increasing
the commissioner of labor's salary from 81
600 to $4,000.
The committee rose and the bill was pass
ed by a vote of 222 to 26.
The bill provides that this department shall
be under the control of secretary of agri-
culture and an assistant; that there shall be
division under the charge of commission
er of labor, who shall hold his Office four
y
that it shall be the commissio ner's duty to
collect information on the subject of labor,
its relation to capital, its hours, the rate of
wages, its earnings, the cost of production,
the means of promoting the prosperity, ma
terial, social and intellectual, of those en-
gagged in labor and the best meth DDS of pre-
venting accidents in all places of industry.
The secretary is empowered to investigate
causes of discomfort between employers and
employees and he may invite and hear sworn
statements from the parties in controversy.
On motion of Mr.. Hatch, of Maryland, the
House went into Committee of the Whole to
consider the bill amend atory Of the act es
tablishing bureau of animal industry. Mr..
Hatch said that existent legislation was in
adequate to suppress the speed of pleuro
pneumonia, which threatens to destroy the
value of the cattle industry, that the loss in
money to the people of the country when the
first gun at Fort Sumter was shot in the re-
bellion not greater than that threat
ened by the outbreak of pleuro- pneumonia.
Mr.. Swinburne, of New York, the member
OF the com mittee who presented the minority
report, had that report read as part of his
remarks.
Pending further debate the committee
rose and the House at $40 p. m. adjourned.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN KISSED
And GIadstone,s anne Loudly Cheered
at the Meeting of the Liberal Radical
Union.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE inaugural meeting
of the Liberal Radical union was held in st.
James Hall tonight. The hall was crowded
to it's full capacity and the utmost enthusi-
asm prevailed. Every thing went swimming
ly until the organist attempted to play Good
Save the Queen" when storm of Kisses,
shouts and catcalls arose. The demonstra-
bion was offset by tremendous cheering from
another part of the hall and the efforts of
the organist went for naught. At the first
notes of the national anthem, which evoked
signs of displeasure, all of the members of
Parliament occupying seats on the platforms
arose and cheered with the exception of Mr..
The majority of those present were clearly in
:avor of Mr.. Bradlaugh's action, as was |
shown by the fact that the Kisses and groans |
we're sufficiently voluminous to drown the |
cheering and the additional one that they |
ndorsed the member from Northamp- |
on by terrific cheering after the !
irst outburst had subsidized. Mr.. John |
Morley addressed the meeting in vigorous |
speech in which he praised Lord Harrington |
n refusing to assist Lord Salisbury in saving |
he political antiquities of the Carlton club |
rom disaster. The detection of Mr.. Goschen, |
Mr.. Morley said, bad not caused any great /
of the Liberal atmosphere and /
he drawing together of the cleverest young
member and the most respected old member |
# the House of Commons would scarcely |
trengthen government which was like an
Id pump, whose handle had come off. Every
MENTION of Mr.. Gladstone's name was greet
& with enthusiastic applause.
Cars Running on the Consolidated.
Boston, Jan. 11.-President Powers of the
street railway told a reporter
his morning that the statement that Hitch
ock, the starter at Charlestown Neck, would
70 discharged was untrue. He is an old and
onest employee whose only failing is that he
impetuous and cannot hold his tongue.
he men did not demand his discharge. He
1ill, however, be removed to some other po-
ition. President Powers said that in order |
D carry out the trip system it will be neces
airy to put on more mon. The trips will be
. arranged as to have as few trippers and to
i've to each as large day as possible. 1t is
ard to make out the time table in the most
manner and the company is
'illing to take suggestions from the mec in
egard to the best way of doing it. The wages
f hostlers and stable boys have been ad-
anced to the rates paid on other roads.
The Torch to Effect Evicsions.
LONDON, Jan. ia series of eyictions |
as begun on the Winn estates in County
-erry. AS the tenants are evicted their |
ouses are burned to prevent the return of
heir occupants. This procedure has created
Intense excitement and bloodshed will prob
bly, result from its continuance.
MS
CINCINNATI, Jan. ia sneak thief en-
red the room of George M. McChesney at
,e Burnet House yesterday while he was at
reakfast and stole valise containing $780,
DO worth of vouchers. McChesney is an
ijuster of insurance of the Mutual Reserve |
und association. Last night the notorious .
,ook Harry Lee arrested for the rob- |
cry. The valise was found in Vine street
loon, but the vouchers have not turned .
p.
THE MICA RA GUAM CANAL.